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man⋅or

  [man-er]
–noun
1. (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
2. any similar territorial unit in medieval Europe, as a feudal estate.
3. the mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it.
4. the main house or mansion on an estate, plantation, etc.
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Origin:
1250–1300; ME maner < OF manoir, n. use of manoir to remain, dwell < L manēre to remain; see mansion

Related forms:
ma⋅no⋅ri⋅al  [muh-nawr-ee-uhl, -nohr-] , adjective
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man·or   (mān'ər)   
n.  

    1. A landed estate.

    2. The main house on an estate; a mansion.

    3. The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.

    4. The lord's residence in such a district.

  2. A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.

    1. The district over which a lord had domain and could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.

    2. The lord's residence in such a district.


[Middle English, from Old French maneir, manoir, to dwell, manor, from Latin manēre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.]
ma·no'ri·al (mə-nôr'ē-əl, -nōr'-) adj.
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Word Origin & History

manor 
c.1290, "mansion, habitation, country residence, principal house of an estate," from Anglo-Fr. maner, from O.Fr. manoir "manor," noun use of maneir "to dwell," from L. manere "to stay, abide." As a unit of territorial division in Britain and some American colonies (usually "land held in demesne by a lord, with tenants") it is attested from 1538.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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